Necro Question - Guild Wars Forums

The First Attacker · Jan 21, 2006, 11:29 AM // 11:29

Sorry this is pretty stupid to ask but Im new to necromacers and heard people talking... When you sacrafice a % of health do you get it back? Take order of the vampire for instance.

Sereng Amaranth · Jan 21, 2006, 11:46 AM // 11:46

simple answer: no

you do have other vampiric skills to regain health, and there's always the monk

The First Attacker · Jan 21, 2006, 11:52 AM // 11:52

So whats lost is lost?

Kamatsu · Jan 21, 2006, 12:39 PM // 12:39

You do regain the health back, but only via spells, natural recovery, etc. It won't magically recover safter a time while in battle.

This means you can't go crazy with those sacrifice spells as you will kill yourself

Like say you have 500 health and cast Dark Pact at a target, you would then loose 50 health from the spell as you need to sacrifice 10% of your health to cast it. To recover that 50 health you need to either self-heal (through the vampire spells, life leeach, monk heal spells, etc), have a team-mate heal you or leave battle and recover the health normally (you get pip's of health back when not in combat).

DeanBB · Jan 21, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44

Just balance out sacrificing skills with life stealing skills and it will work out. Example:

Dark Pact
Shadow Strike
Dark Pact
Vampiric Gaze

Also spells like Well of Blood and Life Siphon can provide health regen to keep a flow of healing coming in.

If you are getting beat up then use Vampiric Gaze and Vampiric Touch to stay alive and skip the sacrificing spells.

Of course a good monk on the team never hurts, either.

Fungus Amongus · Jan 22, 2006, 12:54 AM // 00:54

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Originally Posted by DeanBB

Of course a good monk on the team never hurts, either.

Even better when you monk is good enough to know when not to heal your sacrifices because he/she knows you'll be stealing some life right back.

Ichabod The Ranger · Jan 22, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

Sacrificing is usually one of the most notable powers of the necromancer. With vertas sacrifice and blood of the master it is possible to keep upto armies of 30 fiends alive. Think how much of a force that is when each does 10 dmg. do the math.

Kinroan · Jan 22, 2006, 02:49 AM // 02:49

I see what you are thinking, when you sacrifice 10% of your max health its like this: 490/500 health...you dont sacrifice your max health, just a bit of hp...so it's 490/500, not 490/490 from a base of 500

NatalieD · Jan 22, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

Losing 50 health to a sacrifice is just like losing 50 health to an enemy attack. You can gain the health back in all the normal ways.

Jan 21, 2006, 11:29 AM // 11:29	#1
The First Attacker Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Ferocious Fists Profession: W/Mo	Necro Question Sorry this is pretty stupid to ask but Im new to necromacers and heard people talking... When you sacrafice a % of health do you get it back? Take order of the vampire for instance.

Jan 21, 2006, 11:46 AM // 11:46	#2
Sereng Amaranth Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Amazon Basin [AB]	simple answer: no you do have other vampiric skills to regain health, and there's always the monk

Jan 21, 2006, 11:52 AM // 11:52	#3
The First Attacker Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Ferocious Fists Profession: W/Mo	So whats lost is lost?

Jan 21, 2006, 12:39 PM // 12:39	#4
Kamatsu Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia	You do regain the health back, but only via spells, natural recovery, etc. It won't magically recover safter a time while in battle. This means you can't go crazy with those sacrifice spells as you will kill yourself Like say you have 500 health and cast Dark Pact at a target, you would then loose 50 health from the spell as you need to sacrifice 10% of your health to cast it. To recover that 50 health you need to either self-heal (through the vampire spells, life leeach, monk heal spells, etc), have a team-mate heal you or leave battle and recover the health normally (you get pip's of health back when not in combat).

Jan 21, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44	#5
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	Just balance out sacrificing skills with life stealing skills and it will work out. Example: Dark Pact Shadow Strike Dark Pact Vampiric Gaze Also spells like Well of Blood and Life Siphon can provide health regen to keep a flow of healing coming in. If you are getting beat up then use Vampiric Gaze and Vampiric Touch to stay alive and skip the sacrificing spells. Of course a good monk on the team never hurts, either.

Jan 22, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31	#7
Ichabod The Ranger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA (EST) Guild: DaP Profession: Mo/	Sacrificing is usually one of the most notable powers of the necromancer. With vertas sacrifice and blood of the master it is possible to keep upto armies of 30 fiends alive. Think how much of a force that is when each does 10 dmg. do the math.

Jan 22, 2006, 02:49 AM // 02:49	#8
Kinroan Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport, NC USA Guild: ANT Profession: N/Me	I see what you are thinking, when you sacrifice 10% of your max health its like this: 490/500 health...you dont sacrifice your max health, just a bit of hp...so it's 490/500, not 490/490 from a base of 500

Jan 22, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29	#9
NatalieD Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	Losing 50 health to a sacrifice is just like losing 50 health to an enemy attack. You can gain the health back in all the normal ways.